Pima County education: 78,989 Hispanic or Latino students were enrolled in 2025-26 school year

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education
Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education
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There were 78,989 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Pima County schools in the 2025-26 school year, a 0.5% decrease from the 79,399 Hispanic or Latino students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pima County enrolled 139,176 students at the time. Among them, Hispanic or Latino students made up 56.8% of the student body making them the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 293 schools in Pima County, Sunnyside High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2025-26 school year, with 2,059 students making up 93.5% of the school’s total enrollment.

Arizona ranks dead last in educational success among U.S. states, according to World Population Review, which graded states based on K–12 performance, funding, higher education, and safety.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Ethnicities in Pima County in 2025-26 School Year

Enrollment in Pima County Schools During 2025-26 School Year
School name % of Hispanic or Latino Students Total Enrollment
Tucson Magnet High School 70.5% 2,651
Pima County Schools Superintendent’s Diploma Program 54.7% 2,445
Marana High School 42.5% 2,367
Sunnyside High School 93.5% 2,202
Desert View High School 87.5% 1,952
Catalina Foothills High School 31.7% 1,849
Cienega High School 43.8% 1,835
Mountain View High School 45% 1,784
Pueblo High School 89.2% 1,739
Canyon Del Oro High School 35.2% 1,708
Flowing Wells High School 75.8% 1,695
Ironwood Ridge High School 34.4% 1,527
Cholla High School 80.2% 1,513
Mica Mountain High School 42.1% 1,385
Sahuarita High School 61.2% 1,239
Legacy Traditional School – Northwest Tucson 43.7% 1,237
Tucson Unified Virtual Academy 62.9% 1,200
Anza Trail 63.1% 1,192
Sahuaro High School 47.8% 1,159
Leman Academy of Excellence 45.9% 1,129
Leman Academy of Excellence East Tucson 39.5% 1,124
Rincon High School 52.7% 1,076
Walden Grove High School 56.8% 1,076
McCorkle PK-8 90.9% 1,059
University High School 31.8% 1,011
Dove Mountain K-8 39.4% 945
Marana Middle School 40.9% 944
Andrada Polytechnic High School 37.3% 910
Wrightson Ridge K-8 School 68.5% 891
Empire High School 33.8% 890
Amphitheater High School 66.4% 859
La Paloma Academy (Lakeside) 56.9% 845
Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona 28.6% 842
Twin Peaks Elementary School 41% 830
Lawrence W. Cross Middle School 34.3% 829
Tanque Verde High School 22.1% 815
Desert Willow Elementary School 47.5% 802
Sabino High School 37.1% 788
Sierra 2-8 School 87.6% 783
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School 94.6% 780
BASIS Tucson Primary School 44.5% 775
Math and Science Success Academy 88% 769
BASIS Tucson North 33.2% 759
C. E. Rose Elementary School 94.1% 759
Old Vail Middle School 37.3% 758
Acacia Elementary School 41.9% 749
Esmond Station School 43% 740
Desert Sky Middle School 43.1% 727
Palo Verde High Magnet School 48.9% 726
Flowing Wells Junior High School 74% 711
Orange Grove Middle School 27.1% 700
Rincon Vista Middle School 43% 696
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School 66.4% 693
Sonoran Science Academy – Tucson 41.2% 687
Leman Academy of Excellence – Central Tucson 52.4% 681
Senita Valley Elementary School 35.9% 676
Eastpointe High School 48.3% 666
Sycamore Elementary School 39.2% 660
Corona Foothills Middle School 36.6% 637
Continental Elementary School 54.5% 635
Mesquite Elementary School 46.4% 634
Vesey Elementary School 75.5% 628
Elvira Elementary School 93.5% 615
Alice Vail Middle School 49.3% 600
Roberts Naylor 54.9% 599
Academy of Math and Science 82.7% 597
John E. White Elementary School 83.4% 585
La Paloma Academy 61.5% 584
Manzanita School 25.1% 577
Cottonwood Elementary School 48.9% 575
Academy Del Sol – Star Valley 88.9% 570
Roskruge Bilingual Magnet Middle School 88.8% 569
Los Amigos Elementary School 91.2% 568
Vail Academy & High School 46.5% 565
BASIS Oro Valley Primary School 23.6% 563
Valencia Middle School 78.4% 559
Craycroft Elementary School 79.6% 559
Gladden Farms Elementary School 43.7% 556
BASIS Oro Valley 18.3% 545
Catalina High School 44.8% 534
Tanque Verde Elementary School 21.4% 533
Coronado K-8 School 53.7% 527
Hollinger K-8 School 90.8% 524
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School 81.5% 524
Pistor Middle School 81.4% 522
Lineweaver Elementary School 54.9% 521
Copper View Elementary School 63.3% 521
Challenger Middle School 88.7% 515
Gallego Primary Fine Arts Magnet 95.1% 511
Quail Run Elementary School 50.2% 502
Tucson Country Day School 35.6% 500
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School 36.2% 500
Rattlesnake Ridge Elementary School 42.1% 499
Esperero Canyon Middle School 33% 497
Marjorie W. Estes Elementary School 53.6% 496
La Paloma Academy-South 92.3% 495
Gridley Middle School 42.6% 488
Apollo Middle School 92% 488
Tortolita Middle School 42% 486
Douglas Elementary School 84.5% 483
Miller Elementary School 79.8% 480
Alta Vista High School 95.6% 478
Sunrise Drive Elementary School 27.8% 478
Drexel Elementary School 90.7% 474
Agua Caliente School 18.9% 472
Raul Grijalva Elementary School 87% 468
Sonoran Science Academy East 51.7% 464
Alternative Computerized Education (ACE) Charter High School 55.9% 458
Mission Manor Elementary School 92.4% 449
Picture Rocks Elementary School 35.7% 448
Compass High School 40.4% 438
The Innovation Academy 29.3% 437
Sahuarita Middle School 63.6% 434
J. Robert Hendricks Elementary School 62.9% 434
Liberty Elementary School 92.1% 433
Centennial Elementary School 79.8% 425
Borman K-8 School 33.6% 425
Esperanza Elementary School 91.2% 422
Los Ninos Elementary School 81.7% 420
Ida Flood Dodge Traditional Middle Magnet School 55.6% 419
Coyote Trail Elementary School 36.5% 416
Painted Sky Elementary School 27% 415
Pima Rose Academy 88.3% 412
Doolen Middle School 41% 412
Emily Gray Junior High School 27.7% 412
Bonillas Elementary Basic Curriculum Magnet School 70.1% 411
Butterfield Elementary School 50.2% 410
Lynn Urquides 88.9% 406
Rivera Elementary School 95.3% 405
Amphitheater Middle School 60.8% 403
Annie Kellond Elementary School 50% 396
Santa Clara Elementary School 74% 396
Winifred Harelson Elementary School 33.1% 393
Robins Elementary School 73.5% 392
La Cima Middle School 68.9% 389
Canyon View Elementary School 27.4% 387
Ironwood Elementary School 42.5% 386
Copper Ridge Elementary School 35.1% 385
Laguna Elementary School 75.2% 383
Sam Hughes Elementary School 46.9% 382
John B. Wright Elementary School 48% 381
Wheeler Elementary School 45.5% 380
L. M. Prince School 63.3% 376
Ventana Vista Elementary School 40.9% 372
Degrazia Elementary School 50% 370
Santa Rita High School 49.5% 368
Dietz K-8 School 50.8% 368
Roadrunner Elementary School 45.5% 367
Innovation Technology High School 81.1% 366
Legacy Traditional School – East Tucson 51% 363
Morgan Maxwell School 69.7% 360
Summit View Elementary School 95.6% 360
Homer Davis Elementary School 82.1% 357
Rio Vista Elementary School 62.1% 348
Henry Hank Oyama 84.7% 347
Pueblo Gardens Elementary School 86.7% 345
W. V. Whitmore Elementary School 43.3% 344
Nosotros Academy 89.1% 341
Laura N. Banks Elementary School 77.1% 340
Wakefield Middle School 86.4% 339
Lulu Walker School 60.5% 337
Safford K-8 School 80.8% 333
Bloom Elementary School 48.5% 330
Tolson Elementary School 83.3% 330
Sahuarita Intermediate School 60.5% 329
Presidio School 61.7% 324
Blenman Elementary School 49.5% 321
Indian Oasis Primary Elementary School 7.2% 321
E. C. Nash School 68.7% 319
Irene Erickson Elementary School 51.7% 319
Drachman Primary Magnet School 65.4% 312
Sahuarita Primary School 57.9% 309
Fruchthendler Elementary School 35.7% 308
Manzo Elementary School 86.8% 304
Van Buskirk Elementary School 92.8% 304
Carrillo Intermediate Magnet School 74.8% 301
Robert Richardson Elementary School 57.7% 300
Davidson Elementary School 58.5% 299
Myers-Ganoung Elementary School 47% 298
Ocotillo Early Learning Elementary School 92.6% 297
Gale Elementary School 48.8% 297
Soleng Tom Elementary School 49.3% 296
Robles Elementary School 55.9% 288
Miles-Exploratory Learning Center 58.9% 287
Davis Bilingual Magnet School 73.4% 286
Copper Creek Elementary School 40.1% 282
Borton Primary Magnet School 71.2% 278
Magee Middle School 46.4% 276
Marshall Elementary School 42.8% 269
Ajo Elementary School 71.2% 267
Southgate Academy 80.5% 266
Da Vinci Tree Academy 51.9% 266
Utterback Middle School 76.5% 264
Mesa Verde Elementary School 37% 257
STAR Academic High School 83.3% 257
Howell Peter Elementary School 44.4% 252
Hermosa Montessori Charter 26.7% 247
Anna Henry Elementary School 39.3% 247
Harriet Johnson Primary School 70% 247
Booth-Fickett Math/Science Magnet School 50% 244
Indian Oasis Intermediate Elementary School 17.2% 244
Tully Elementary Accelerated Magnet School 65.5% 238
Maldonado Amelia Elementary School 79.2% 236
Canyon Rose Academy 67.4% 233
Baboquivari High School 3.5% 228
Frances Owen Holaway Elementary School 61.7% 222
Helen Keeling Elementary School 71.7% 219
Frances J. Warren Elementary School 83.1% 219
Robison Elementary School 76.9% 216
Harold Steele Elementary School 52.1% 215
Marion Donaldson Elementary School 54.2% 214
Cragin Elementary School 49.5% 212
Secrist Middle School 49.5% 210
Cavett Elementary School 79% 205
Anna Lawrence Intermediate School 48.8% 203
Khalsa School 31% 203
Southside Community School 96% 202
Mission View Elementary School 89.9% 199
Ford Elementary School 48.9% 190
AmeriSchools Academy – Tucson 72.6% 186
McAT High School 43% 186
Ombudsman – Charter Valencia 73.5% 185
Catalina Foothills Valley View Early Learning Center 22.7% 181
City High School 47.5% 179
La Paloma Academy Marana 60.3% 179
Ochoa Elementary School 91.5% 177
MUSD Early Learning and Resource Center 50.6% 176
Holladay Intermediate Magnet School 65.9% 176
W. Arthur Sewel Elementary School 59.8% 169
Colearn Academy Arizona 29.2% 168
Baboquivari Middle School 4.8% 166
Hudlow Elementary School 55.6% 162
Altar Valley Middle School 63.8% 149
Academy of Tucson High School 35.1% 148
The Pima Partnership School 77.6% 147
Academy of Tucson Middle School 37.3% 142
Great Expectations Academy 47.5% 141
Adventure School 63.6% 140
Emily Meschter Early Learning Center 73.6% 140
Tucson International Academy Midvale 82% 139
Ajo High School 69.6% 138
Dunham Elementary School 47.1% 136
Toltecali High School 88.1% 135
Tucson International Academy 70.4% 135
TIA West 77.6% 134
Mountain Rose Academy 52.6% 133
Civano Community K-8 School 42.7% 131
Montessori Schoolhouse 51.5% 130
Academy of Tucson Elementary School 39.8% 123
Desert Rose Academy Charter School 61.2% 121
Vail Inclusive Preschool 38.7% 119
Academy Del Sol 77.1% 118
Collier Elementary School 35.1% 111
Sahuarita Digital Pathways Academy 55.2% 105
Envision High School 78.6% 103
PPEP TEC – Celestino Fernandez Learning Center 89.1% 101
Desert Sage High School 38.8% 98
Sopori Elementary School 87.6% 89
Tucson Preparatory School 76.4% 89
Satori Charter School 30.7% 88
Pantano High School 51.2% 82
Edge High School – Himmel Park 53.2% 79
Paulo Freire Freedom School – University 31.9% 69
Vail Blended Learning 11.6% 69
Sonoran Virtual Academy 33.8% 68
Canyon Rose Academy-East 44.1% 68
Online School of Arizona 45.5% 66
Amphi Academy Online 48.5% 66
Alternative High School (Indian Oasis High School) 7.8% 64
Leman Virtual Academy 45.2% 62
Sentinel Peak High School 71% 62
Vail Innovation Center 35.5% 62
Rillito Center 45.8% 59
Project More High School 75.4% 57
Ha:san Preparatory & Leadership School 3.6% 56
Carden of Tucson 56.4% 55
Southern Arizona Community Academy 58.8% 51
EDGE High School – Northwest 29.8% 47
Las Puertas Community School 64.4% 45
Paulo Freire Freedom School – Downtown 46.3% 41
Desert Sky Community School 42.4% 33
Arizona Online Charter School 61.3% 31
Sky Islands 45.2% 31
Youth Works Charter High School 80% 30
Marana Distance Learning 48.3% 29
Highland Free School 50% 28
Teenage Parent Program – TAPP 60.7% 28
Pima Partnership Academy 70.4% 27
SACA Online 52% 25
Flowing Wells Digital Campus 75% 16
Mary Meredith K-12 School 33.3% 15
San Fernando Elementary School 100% 12

Information in this article was obtained from the Arizona Department of Education. The source data can be found here.



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